Jesus sent out his followers with a different mental picture — lambs among wolves.

Sheep can at least bite but lambs have nothing! Lambs can’t even pretend to be tough!

How can a lamb survive? Having a good shepherd at his/her side.

We don’t have to play the world’s game nor fix our vulnerability. We follow our shepherd, trust his care, use our “shield of faith” (Eph 6:16) when the enemy zings us with fear — embracing our personal vulnerability with faith in his intervention.